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Title: Leading Causes of All Deaths Among Current, Retired, and Former Construction Workers
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2023
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Abstract: Construction is one of the deadliest industries in the United States, with over 1,000 fatal occupational injuries each year since 2016. Although fatal occupational injuries in the industry are well researched, there is limited information on construction worker deaths not on the job among construction workers despite worksite exposures and tasks that may have lifetime health impacts, such as causing cancers. Prior research found, for example, that 19% of construction workers had a respiratory disease and 26% had cancer, diabetes, or heart, kidney, or liver disease. This Data Bulletin examines the leading causes of death among construction workers in 2020 for all deaths (both on and off the job site) and compares at work death trends with fatal occupational injury trends. Unless specified as at work, charts show all deaths. Examining all deaths provides important insights into conditions affecting construction workers that may be preventable, such as hypertension and diabetes, as well as information on conditions potentially associated with occupational exposures (e.g., cancers or neoplasms). Data for all causes of death were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Mortality Multiple Causeof-Death data. The mortality data includes all states except Arizona, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia. NVSS data does not include employment status (full-time, unemployed, retired, etc.) at time of death and assumptions about employment by age should be made with caution, but the data does indicate the death occurred at work. Construction workers are defined in NVSS data as those whose usual industry was construction, including individuals currently employed, retired, or no longer in the workforce. Numbers for fatal occupational injuries for all employment were obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries and Illnesses (CFOI). Employment figures for civilian labor force and full-time equivalent workers (FTEs) were estimated using the BLS Current Population Survey (CPS), downloaded through IPUMS. CPWR calculated fatal occupational injury rates per 100,000 FTEs.
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Authors: Trueblood, Amber Brooke; Harris, William; Yohannes, Thomas; Rinehart, Rick
Publisher: CPWR
Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Aging and Retirement, Fertility and Mortality, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity
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